Wouldn’t it be easier if we could separate the heroes from the villains? But we can’t. Heroism and villainy, virtue and vice, coexist—not only in a single individual at different times, but also in a single individual engaged in one endeavor.

Whatever else we would say about Luke’s story of the angels and the shepherds, it’s definitely memorable. But less clear is the point. Why did …

One day, out of nowhere, well-dressed men wearing expensive suits and dark sunglasses get out of Mercedes limos in a massive motorcade. They walk up …

There’s a very striking story about a man who never learned to read but who had a well-worn Bible. Someone asked him why the pages …

Each year at thanksgiving I feel a certain mental tension. If I go through the exercise of listing the things for which I’m thankful, I …

But when a bright star falls, we find it easy, respectable, and socially gratifying to share a post in which we register our rage against their sexual misconduct. It is much harder—and less flashy—to pray in private for the abusers and the abused. It is even harder to confess and forsake our own sins.

Four years ago today my family arrived at our new home in the Philippines. Everything seemed strange, opaque; a new, inscrutable reality in which everything …

We’ve written before about binge reading the Bible—the idea of getting through the entire book in a short enough time that you can still remember …

I was recently invited to speak for a weekend conference for men, discussing our roles in the family and the church. Topics like this kill …

I try not to make a habit of this, but I’m going to start out by telling you a lie. It’s a lie that you …